DOI: 10.1063/1.2990646. Low noise superconducting single photon detectors on silicon

Low noise superconducting single photon detectors on silicon

10.1063/1.2990646

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Abstract

We have fabricated superconducting nanowire single photon detectors made of NbTiN on a silicon substrate. This type of material reduces the dark count rate by a factor of 10 compared to identical NbN detectors, enabling single photon detection with unprecedented signal to noise ratio: we report a noise equivalent power of 10−19 W Hz−1/2 at 4.2 K. The compatibility of our superconducting device with silicon enables its integration with complex structures.

Bibliography

Dorenbos, S. N., Reiger, E. M., Perinetti, U., Zwiller, V., Zijlstra, T., & Klapwijk, T. M. (2008). Low noise superconducting single photon detectors on silicon. Applied Physics Letters, 93(13).

Authors 6

S. N. Dorenbos (first)
E. M. Reiger (additional)
U. Perinetti (additional)
V. Zwiller (additional)
T. Zijlstra (additional)
T. M. Klapwijk (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 29, 2008, 6:09 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 2 months ago (July 2, 2023, 3:05 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 30, 2025, 6:51 a.m.)
Issued	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 29, 2008)
Published	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 29, 2008)
Published Online	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 29, 2008)
Published Print	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 29, 2008)

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BibTeX

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